“Of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it …” (Gen3:3).
The woman described the tree as ‘the tree which is in the midst of the garden’ instead of ‘the tree of the knowledge good and evil’ as stated by God. Obviously, she speaks of the tree as being in the midst of the garden, because it was in the midst of her heart’s lust. She might have also intended to convey that the best of God was in the midst of the garden and that she was debarred from enjoying it. By that she was questioning the love and kindness of God.
We know from the Word of God that all that was created on the earth was for the use of man (including the tree of knowledge of good and evil). But man was supposed to eat of the fruits of all the other trees first and, after he was mature enough, to eat this fruit also. “Strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil” (Heb 5:14). So it is very clear that the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil belonged to those who had ‘full age’, which our first forefathers did not have when they tasted it.
Let us not misunderstand the plans of God. Let us be filled with the love of God and place our trust in God. No good thing will He withhold from them that walk uprightly.
– Taken from Morning Manna – Thoughts for Daily Devotion
We know from the Word of God that all that was created on the earth was for the use of man (including the tree of knowledge of good and evil). But man was supposed to eat of the fruits of all the other trees first and, after he was mature enough, to eat this fruit also. “Strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil” (Heb 5:14). So it is very clear that the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil belonged to those who had ‘full age’, which our first forefathers did not have when they tasted it.
Let us not misunderstand the plans of God. Let us be filled with the love of God and place our trust in God. No good thing will He withhold from them that walk uprightly.
– Taken from Morning Manna – Thoughts for Daily Devotion
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